Pros & Cons
Pros
Kingston 480gb solid state hard disk 480 gb works perfectly and made my computer almost soundless and very fast. My set up is a crucial 120 gb m500 for windows and this 480gb as a program drive. Other than that one grumble, my sequential reads are at ... Read More
Installed and met my expectations. Easy fitting. Very pleased as probably bought myself at least another year or two.
The downside is i no longer have time to make a cup of tea during start up. Performs twice as fast on sata 3.
Comes in hassle free packaging and includes a spacer. Used to upgrade macbook pro. A very good upgrade for my 2008 mac.
Highlights
Quality
Delivery took far longer than expected, however, i am delighted with the product.
Tested with the witcher 3 - load from main menu to in game.
But i would suggest you get the kit and not just the hdd alone because you get the disc with the kit.
Price
Has given my computer a whole new lease of life and was a really good price.
Shipping
Not as fast as i thought but faster than my older drive.
Excellent so far, boot up time is fast.
Performs twice as fast on sata 3.
Boots up almost as fast as sleep mode now.
Packaging/appearance
To be honest i wouldn't have time to get a coke out of the fridge.
Was ready to work with from the packaging.
Competitiveness
It was originally quite a good spec and had a 500gb hd but this made such a difference, especially with the boot time and start... Read More
Cloned old hdd using startech usb to sata cable first time no issues.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First 1 failed and was slower than normal hdd just recieved and installed this one and still slower how is this possible ssd drives kingston needs a kick
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Windows 10 loads in about 8 seconds and shuts down even quicker
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Using it as a scratchdisk for photoshop made very little difference
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Replaced a mechanical drive that due to the fact that it was in a caddy system vibrated loudly hence the ssd performs silently
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The downside is i no longer have time to make a cup of tea during start up
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
To be honest i wouldnt have time to get a coke out of the fridge
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bit like moaning about adverts on tv then missing them on bbc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was ready to work with from the packaging